Synthetic de Chanel Holiday Collection

Synthetic de Chanel is a Christmas collection with a twist. Instead of traditional gold and berry shades, Lucia Pica looked to cityscapes for inspiration.

Contrasting urban textures and hues create an unexpected take on holiday festivities.

The hero of the collection is the, quite frankly, exquisite Architectonic Eye Shadow Palette (R1025). The palette is 5 shades, with 3 shimmering grey tones accompanied by two matte navy and chocolate brown ones. The shadows are complimented by an inky black gel liner; Calligraphie de Chanel in Hyperblack (R560).

The eye products in isolation make the look seem dark and moody, but fear not, the darkness ends there, as the nails, lips and cheeks are treated to an explosion of pink, red and mirror shades that lift the collection into holiday mode.

The cheeks are given a pop of colour with Joues Contrast in Hyperfresh (R720) and the lips adorned with two Rouge Allure shades; UltraRose and UtraBerry (R610 each) and two Rouge Allure Glosses; Super Nude and Super Coral (R595 each).